Americas Demand Planning Lead (Contract)

Kayali; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

Find your Magic Days

Birthday leave

Volunteering Day

Professional Development Days

Employee discounts on Kayali products

Quarterly product gifting

Job summary

Kayali is seeking a highly motivated Demand Planning Assistant Manager to own forecasting and inventory for the Americas. You will collaborate with Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain to drive planning excellence and implement innovative solutions.

The role offers exposure to cross-functional teams and opportunities to influence strategic initiatives while delivering accurate demand forecasts and optimized stock levels.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Demand Planning, Inventory Planning, Inventory Analysis, Merchandise Planning, Replenishment Analysis or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, SCM, Logistics, Statistics or Finance.
• Sephora experience a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups); BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau a plus.
• Ability to mine data from multiple sources to create forecasts and statistical reports.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead Americas demand planning and forecasting workstream, manage stock levels and service delivery.
• Participate in monthly S&OP, align sales, marketing and supply planning.
• Track forecast accuracy and bias by SKU/category and drive improvements.
• Maintain demand planning systems and master data for forecast integrity.
• Collaborate with Finance to align forecasts with budget and latest estimates.
• Lead monthly Demand Review and present insights to Global Supply Chain teams.
• Forecast inventory and manage weeks of supply and sell-through.

Skills

Demand Planning

Inventory Planning

Inventory Analysis

Merchandise Planning

Replenishment Analysis

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Data mining

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/SCM/Logistics/Statistics/Finance

Tools

FuturMaster

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Kayali is seeking a highly motivated Demand Planning Assistant Manager to own forecasting and inventory for the Americas. You will collaborate with Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain to drive planning excellence and implement innovative solutions.

The role offers exposure to cross-functional teams and opportunities to influence strategic initiatives while delivering accurate demand forecasts and optimized stock levels.